iPad User Guide
- Welcome
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- Supported models
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st and 2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 10.5-inch
- iPad Pro 9.7-inch
- iPad Air (4th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad Air 2
- iPad (8th generation)
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- iPad mini 4
- What’s new in iPadOS 14
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- Wake and unlock
- Adjust the volume
- Change or turn off sounds
- Access features from the Lock Screen
- Open apps
- Take a screenshot or screen recording
- Change or lock the screen orientation
- Change the wallpaper
- Zoom an app to fill the screen
- Drag and drop
- Search with iPad
- Use AirDrop to send items
- Perform quick actions
- Use and customize Control Center
- Add widgets
- Charge and monitor the battery
- Learn the meaning of the status icons
- Travel with iPad
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- View maps
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- Use Siri, Maps, and the Maps widget to get directions
- Choose your preferred type of travel
- Get driving directions
- Report traffic incidents
- Get cycling directions
- Find places to stop
- Get walking directions
- Get transit directions
- See an overview of your route or its directions in a list
- Change audio settings for turn-by-turn directions
- Select other route options
- Get directions between places other than your current location
- Delete recently viewed directions
- Use Maps on your Mac to get directions
- Help correct and improve Maps
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- View photos and videos
- Delete and hide photos and videos
- Edit photos and videos
- Edit Live Photos
- Edit Portrait mode photos
- Organize photos in albums
- Search in Photos
- Share photos and videos
- View Memories
- Find people in Photos
- Browse photos by location
- Use iCloud Photos
- Share photos with iCloud Shared Albums
- Use My Photo Stream
- Import photos and videos
- Print photos
- Shortcuts
- Stocks
- Tips
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- Set up Family Sharing
- Download family members’ purchases
- Stop sharing purchases
- Turn on Ask To Buy
- Set up Apple Cash Family
- Share Apple Card
- Share subscriptions and iCloud storage
- Share photos, a calendar, and more with family members
- Locate a family member’s missing device
- Set up Screen Time through Family Sharing
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- Accessories included with iPad
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- Set up AirPods
- Charge AirPods
- Start and stop audio playback
- Change the AirPods volume
- Make and answer calls with AirPods
- Switch AirPods between devices
- Use Siri with AirPods
- Listen and respond to messages
- Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones
- Change noise control modes
- Control spatial audio
- Restart AirPods
- Change the name of your AirPods and other settings
- Use other Bluetooth headphones
- Use EarPods
- Check headphone sound levels
- HomePod and other wireless speakers
- External storage devices
- Apple Watch with Fitness+
- Cases and covers
- Printers
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- Share your internet connection
- Make and receive phone calls
- Use iPad as a second display for Mac
- Hand off tasks between iPad and Mac
- Cut, copy, and paste between iPad and other devices
- Connect iPad and your computer with a cable
- Sync iPad with your computer
- Transfer files between iPad and your computer
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- Get started with accessibility features
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- Turn on and practice VoiceOver
- Change your VoiceOver settings
- Learn VoiceOver gestures
- Operate iPad using VoiceOver gestures
- Control VoiceOver using the rotor
- Use the onscreen keyboard
- Write with your finger
- Use VoiceOver with an Apple external keyboard
- Use a braille display
- Type onscreen braille
- Customize gestures and keyboard shortcuts
- Use VoiceOver with a pointer device
- Use VoiceOver in apps
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- People detection
- Display & Text Size
- Motion
- Spoken Content
- Audio Descriptions
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- Important safety information
- Important handling information
- Get information about your iPad
- View or change cellular data settings
- Find more resources for software and service
- FCC compliance statement
- ISED Canada compliance statement
- Apple and the environment
- Class 1 Laser information
- Disposal and recycling information
- ENERGY STAR compliance statement
- Copyright
Share photos and videos on iPad
Share photos and videos from the Photos app in Mail or Messages, or other apps you install. Photos even selects your best photos from an event and recommends people you may want to share them with.
Share photos and videos
Share a single photo or video: Open the photo or video, tap
, then choose how you want to share.
Share multiple photos or videos: While viewing photos in an album or the All Photos tab in your library, tap Select, then tap the photos you want to share. Tap
, then choose a share option.
Share photos or videos from a Day or Month: While viewing your library, tap the Days or Months tab, tap
, then tap Share Photos to share all the photos from that day or month.
When iCloud Photos is turned on, you can share multiple full-quality photos with an iCloud link. iCloud links remain available for 30 days, can be viewed by anyone, and can be shared using any app, such as Messages or Mail.
![The share photos window is in the center of the screen. Photos are across the top of the window; one photo is selected, indicated with a checkmark. The row beneath the photos suggests recent contacts to share with. Below the suggested contacts are sharing options, from left to right, AirDrop, Messages, Mail, Notes, Reminders, and Books. At the bottom of the share screen is a row of actions. From top to bottom, Copy Photo and Add to Shared Album are displayed.](https://help.apple.com/assets/60DCD4B22EC2D23EF7482272/60DCD4B22EC2D23EF7482279/en_US/762dd867f4ee8035a785ea44f5489ccd.png)
You can also use Shared Albums to share photos and videos with just the people you choose. See Share iPad photos with Shared Albums in iCloud.
Note: The size limit of attachments is determined by your service provider. For devices or services that don’t support Live Photos, a Live Photo is shared as a still photo.
Share photos with Sharing Suggestions
Sharing Suggestions recommends a set of photos from an event that you may want to share and, based on the people in the photos, who you may want to share the photos with. After you share your photos, the recipients are prompted to share their photos from the event with you. Sharing Suggestions requires iCloud Photos turned on to share, but the photos you share can be viewed by anyone.
Swipe from the left edge of the screen or tap
to show the sidebar, then tap For You.
Choose a photo collection from Sharing Suggestions.
Tap Share in Messages.
To send the link to more friends, or to stop sharing it, tap the collection, tap
, then choose Copy iCloud Link or Stop Sharing.
To remove a photo collection from Sharing Suggestions, tap
, then tap Remove Sharing Suggestion.
Need more help? See the Apple Support article Use Sharing Suggestions in Photos.
Save or share a photo or video you receive
From email: Tap to download the item if necessary, then tap
. Or, touch and hold the item, then choose a sharing or saving option.
From a text message: Tap the photo or video in the conversation, tap
, then choose a sharing or saving option.
From an iCloud link: Tap the iCloud link to view the collection. Photos and videos shared with the link are saved to your library and as a collection in the For You tab. To share the collection, tap
, then tap Share.